Today’s fairer weather belies the bluster surrounding Bermuda being caused by Hurricane Joaquín.

The storm was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane last night, with the National Hurricane Centre recording maximum winds of 105 miles per hour in their 9pm advisory.

With heavy rainfall and strong winds affecting the Island over the past week, a high-pressure system in the northeast is now influencing a brief state of calm.

Hurricane Joaquín, the third hurricane of the season, is moving to the southwest of us over some of the warmest waters in the Atlantic Basin.

Meteorologist Rob Howlett, of the Bermuda Weather Service, said: “That’s really going to fuel the intensity of the storm over the next couple of days here.”

Joaquín was forecast to make a turn towards the north later today. While it does not yet pose a threat, there is some uncertainty over whether it will take a northerly or northeasterly track later in the week.

A Bermuda Weather Service advisory at 6pm last night — the latest information available by press time — stated that the hurricane was moving southwesterly at about 8mph.

“We’re still seeing moderate to strong winds over us, but as far as precipitation there’s not going to be a lot of activity over the next few days,” Mr Howlett said.

“Today will be a fair-weather day with a chance of a light shower or two due to the dominant high pressure in the northeast.”

He said there was some indication that the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida to our distant southeast would reform, disturbing our climate.

“We’re looking at an 80 per cent chance of that developing over the next five days,” he added.

A small craft warning remains in effect.